Yuanyang rice
terraces

Yuanyang
rice terraces are without any doubt the most beautiful
and spectacular paddy fields around China! Located all
around Yuanyang Old Town, those rice fields have been
carved on the Mountain by the Hani people for centuries.
Catch a sunrise or sunset on those terraces full of
water are one of the greatest highlights to any trips
in China. If it is advised to be in the area from December
to May when rice fields are full of water, the weather
is changing and it may be foggy all day long in the
Mountain. But with luck and patience, you won't regret
the trip here. Yuanyang is also interesting for its
intense minorities' life. You can find a Hani and Yi
colorful market each day, based on the Chinese calendar.
Hani and Yi minorities aslo still wear their colorful
traditional clothes.